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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "The Windhover," lines 1-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "wimpling" literally mean in the context of line 4?
(a) Covering.
(b) Muffling.
(c) Like a nun's habit.
(d) Rippling.

2. What is "sillion" (line 12)?
(a) A type of soil.
(b) An uncountable amount.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) The sparkling of a diamond.

3. Which techniques are evident in the phrase "dapple-dawn-drawn" (line 2)?
(a) Onomatopoeia and metaphor.
(b) Alliteration and internal rhyme.
(c) Internal rhyme and onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor and alliteration.

4. What does "shéer plód" mean (line 12)?
(a) Slow, boring, repetitive work.
(b) Clumsy and random movement.
(c) Keen and attentive determination.
(d) A heavy feeling of apathy.

5. What techniques are evident in the phrase "Rebuffed the big wind" (line 7)?
(a) Personification and consonance.
(b) Assonance and euphony.
(c) Euphony and personification.
(d) Consonance and assonance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rhyme is seen in the poem's "A" lines?

2. Which word is enjambed at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2?

3. Who is being referred to in line 10's "thee"?

4. What is the common name of the titular bird?

5. To whom is the poem dedicated?

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